Pheasant chat and hatch-a-long!!!

[007Sean]

Well I waited too long to remove my extra males they all look alike! Now it’s going to be a crap shoot on who stays and who goes

Should be able to tell by personalities? Each one will be different.

 

[muddy75]

Should be able to tell by personalities? Each one will be different.

I’m trying but I think we may have messed up last time and took the wrong bird. the 2 youngest are basically twins personality wise. The only one that’s significantly different personality is roadrunner, the littlest hen.

 

[007Sean]

Thought I'd post some pics of a hen that has lost her ovaries. With her last molt, she's taken on some male characteristics, as far as plumage color change...thin barred tail feathers and the white ring around her neck and green feathers on her head. She's 9 years old and layed fertile eggs last season. Only the second hen I have ever raised to have this happen.

Normal hen, same age, same pen

 

[ColtHandorf]

Will the male become aggressive towards her with her new plumage? Or will he continue to court her?

 

[007Sean]

Pics of my Abysinnian Blue Ringnecked.
Photo's don't do it justice...when the light hits them just right, their feathers have an opalescent color, instead of the iridescent color.

 

[007Sean]

Will the male become aggressive towards her with her new plumage? Or will he continue to court her?

Not sure, time will tell.
I have a trio of melanistic hens that have peritonitis, they haven't layed an egg in 6 years and the cock bird doesn't even try to mate with them!

 

[ColtHandorf]

Pics of my Abysinnian Blue Ringnecked.
Photo's don't do it justice...when the light hits them just right, their feathers have an opalescent color, instead of the iridescent color.

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Those are striking!

 

[muddy75]

@007Sean ….. what is the average lifespan of ringneck in captivity????? I lost my cockbird and no signs of trauma/illness etc. he was approximately 31.5 months old

 

[007Sean]

@007Sean ….. what is the average lifespan of ringneck in captivity????? I lost my cockbird and no signs of trauma/illness etc. he was approximately 31.5 months old

I really wouldn't know the average for captive birds but I have some that are 14 years old, both male and female....if I had to take a guess, I'd say 12 to 20 years possible longer, if they have no infections, disease or predatory issues.
In the wild 31.5 months would be a long life span, most don't make it 24 months but those that do, 3 to 4 years would be a really long life.

 

[muddy75]

Heading into mating season and I’m down to 1 cockbird to 3 hens. My other cockbird disappeared. I’m not sure if he managed to escape through one of the holes in the netting or if a predator(s) dragged him out we killed several squirrels that chewed the holes, repaired 90+% of the holes and got the electric fencing back on. Also set 1 trap that hasn’t been tripped yet. I haven’t lost any birds in over a week now so we took care of the problem.